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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2019 - 06/30/2019

Lobbyist name	Karen Granoff
Business name	Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
Address	500 District Avenue
City, state, zip code	Burlington, MA 01803
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	781-262-6035

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $30,068.60

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	564	An Act relative to health insurer reserve requirements	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3801	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1185	An Act enhancing the market review process	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	659	An Act to protect access to invaluable, economical, and necessary treatments	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA)	Hospital assessment for Center for Health Information and Analysis administrative expenses, all payer claims database, cost reporting, hospital financial reports.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1072	An Act to prevent inappropriate denials for medically necessary services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3800	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1177	An Act relative to protecting health care consumers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1179	An Act relative to hospital billing and licensure	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	MassHealth	FY19 and FY20 state budget, Medicaid reimbursement / payment methodology for hospitals and individual providers, claims processing system implementation and coding functions, utilization review, Medicare – Medicaid dual eligible program, application and eligibility determination processes, Accountable care Organization program, Medicaid Waiver related issues, and other Medicaid state program initiatives.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1133	An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority	Application and eligibility determination processes, Affordable Care Act innovation waiver.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	153	An Act to ensure timely physician licensure	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1178	An Act relative to promoting transparency in the pharmaceutical industry	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office for Administration and Finance (ANF)	- FY19 & FY20 state budget, Medicaid and Health Safety Net funding.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	967	An Act to protect consumers from surprise medical bills	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Public Health (DPH)	Hospital, clinic and other healthcare provider licensure regulations, quality reporting, changes to provider prescribing and coordination of care for special populations (substance use disorder and others), legislatively mandated clinical committees.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	700	An Act providing transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	706	An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)	Health care payment reform, FY19 & FY20 state budget, Medicaid and Health Safety Net funding, application and eligibility determination processes, Health Safety Net eligible services and payment regulations, Medicare / Medicaid dual eligible program, Medicaid Waiver related issues, and Affordable Care Act innovation waiver.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	957	An Act to protect consumers from surprise billing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Attorney General's Office (AGO)	Mental health parity, community benefits, hospital cost reporting and Medicaid fraud control unit reviews.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3819	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Mental Health (DMH)	Mental health parity, MassHealth carve-out coverage, access issues.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	607	An Act reducing the financial burden of surprise medical bills for patients	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Risk bearing provider organizations, standardized prior authorization forms and other Chapter 224 requirements.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	931	An Act promoting high value and high quality care	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	687	An Act to provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	3	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2020 for the Maintenance of the Departments, Boards, Commissions, Institutions, and Certain Activities of the Commonwealth, for Interest, Sinking Fund, and Serial Bond Requirements, and for Certain Permanent Improvements	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1186	An Act strengthening HPC and CHIA market oversight	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	976	An Act relative to uncollected co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	610	An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1124	An Act to strengthen the PIP process	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2235	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Administrative simplification, mental health parity, standardized coding, credentialing, healthcare payment reform, risk requirements.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1	making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	913	An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1162	An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC)	Market impact reviews, cost/medical expense calculations and reviews, registered provider organizations, Patient Centered Medical Home certification, out-of-network billing, the Office of Patient Protection Appeals Process, Administrative Simplification.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Campaign Contributions

No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

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